Ben Motal v. City of Little Rock

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2025 Ark. 40

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-23-470 Opinion Delivered: April 10, 2025 BEN MOTAL APPELLANT DISSENTING OPINION FROM DENIAL OF PETITION FOR REVIEW. V. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK APPELLEE NICHOLAS J. BRONNI, Associate Justice I would grant the petition for review because this case raises two important issues: (1) the limits of a trial court’s inherent authority to award fees; and (2) whether pro se attorneys can recover fees at all. Both warrant this court’s review. Start with the inherent authority point. We’ve previously said that attorney’s fees awards are permissible only when…